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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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